ACT Now: North Carolina

• What's New (web content) 
  
• Schedule Flexibility Policy (pdf)
• Address Change Request Form (webform) 
• ACT Online Technical Readiness Survey (webform)

Learn about ACT Now

• Overview (video)
• Comparison of Administration Programs (pdf) 
• Glossary of Terms (pdf) (coming soon)
• User Role Matrix (pdf)  revised 9.26.2025
• ACT Now - FAQ's (web content)
  

Setting up ACT Now

Invite or Manage Organizations in ACT Now

• Confirm Organization Participation Status (video) 
• Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video) 

Add Users with Roles to ACT Now

• Adding Users with Roles (video) 
• Creating a User Account (video)
• Users File - Layout (pdf) 
  
• Users File Template (csv)

Manage Your Students

• Quick Start Guide to Managing Students in ACT Now (pdf) 
• Students File - Layout (pdf) 
  TIP: North Carolina must enter "X, x = prefer not respond" for the Gender field and "MS" for the Test Option field. 
• Student Registrations File Template (csv)

Manage Accommodations

Understanding Accommodations

• Accessibility Supports Guide for the ACT (pdf) 

Assigning Accommodations

• Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) User Guide (pdf) 
• Requesting Accommodations Using TAA (Video) (coming soon)
• Accommodations Calendar layout (xlsx)
• How to Create an Account to Request Accommodation through TAA (training tutorial)
• English Learner Documentation Comparison (video)
• English Learner Supports-Requirements Reference Table (pdf)
• Requesting English Learner Supports Using TAA (video)
• Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline (pdf) 
• Consent to Release Information (pdf) 
• Requesting Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports (web content)
• Submit student accommodations through Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system (success.act.org)
• Human Reader and Sign Language Interpreter Instructions and Guidelines (pdf)

Prepare Students for Testing with Accommodations

• Alternate Format Practice Tests Order Form (pdf) 
• Pre-recorded Audio Guidelines (pdf)
  
• Video American Sign Language Usage Guidelines (pdf) 
• Taking Assessments Online with a Screen Reader (pdf) 
• Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf) 

Prepare for Testing

• Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf) revised 10-13-2025
  Tip: The Download TestNav on Chromebooks instructions have been updated.
• Technical Readiness Checklist for Technical Coordinators (pdf) 
• TestNav Support (website) 
• Before Test Day Checklist (pdf) 
• MyACT User Guide for Test Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)
• MyACT Resources for Success (pdf) 

Prepare Students for Testing

• Information for Examinees (act.org) 
• Preparing for the ACT Test Taken in TestNav (pdf) (coming soon)
• MyACT User Guide for Students (pdf) (coming soon) 
• MyACT - Setup Account and How to Use Your Student Code (video) (coming soon)
• Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinee (pdf) 
• Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinees-Spanish (pdf) 
• Taking the ACT (pdf) 
• Taking the ACT - Spanish (pdf)

TCM Resources

Access ACT Now Policy Modules

Test Coordinator Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content)
• Test Materials (web content)
• Test Administration (web content) 
• Non-Test Activities (web content) 
  Tip: The NC administration supplements replace the non-test directions in this module.

Room Supervisor Modules:

• Policies (web content) 
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content) 
• Test Materials (web content) 
• Test Administration (web content) 

Set up Test Center Manager (TCM)

• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (video) 
• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (simulation)
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (video) 
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (simulation) 
• Internet Outage Checklist - Paper Testing with ACT Now and TCM (pdf)
• ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - Standard (pdf) (coming soon)
  
• ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - Accommodations (pdf) (coming soon)
• ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - NCR (pdf) (coming soon)
• Create a Test Room (pdf) 
• Using Test Center Manager (web content) 
  

 Administer Tests

• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Paper (video) 
• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Online (video)
• Administration Supplement - Paper (pdf) 
  
• Administration Supplement - Online (pdf) 
• Test Day Checklist (pdf) 
• ACT Calculator Policy (pdf)
• Turn Off Device Poster (pdf) 
• Printable Task Cards for Online Testing (pdf) (coming soon)
• Printable Test Administration Manual (pdf)
  Tip: The NC administration supplements replace the non-test directions in this manual.
• Printable Non-College (NCR) Test Administration Manual (pdf)
  Tip: The NC administration supplements replace the non-test directions in this manual.

Administer Tests with Accommodations 

• ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners – Online Testing (pdf) 
• ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners (pdf) 
• Reader Agreement (pdf) 
• Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf) 
• Scribe Agreement (pdf) 
• ACT Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf) (coming soon)
• ACT Spoken Instructions - Online (pdf) (coming soon)

Returning Materials

• After Test Day Checklist (pdf)
• ACT Now Returning Test Materials (video) 
• Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials (pdf) 
• Replacement Site Header (pdf)
• Manage and Track Test Materials in Test Center Manager (pdf) 

Access Online Reporting

• ACT Online Reporting User Guide (pdf) 
• Access ACT Online Reporting (success.act.org) 
• ACT Online Reporting State and District Benefits, Features, Navigation, and Rosters (video)
• ACT Online Reporting State and District Contract Reports and Student Reports (video) (coming soon)
• ACT Online Reporting State and District Summary Data Tool Resources (video) 
• Best Practices for Trusted Agents (pdf)
• Downloading HSRs or ISRs as Individual PDFs (pdf)

Understanding Reports

• Sample Score Report – High School – NC (pdf) (coming soon)
• ACT Contract Download Hub Layout (xlsx) (coming soon)
  Tip: Not all fields apply to North Carolina.

Help Students Access and Understand Reports

• Sample Score Report - Student - NC (pdf) (coming soon)
• Using Your ACT Results (pdf) 
• Using Your ACT Results - Spanish (pdf) 
• MyACT Understanding Your Score Report (act.org) (coming soon)